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[show_my_cannons]

[What's this? Oh, look, it's Ironhide. And he appears to be training two of his pokemon -- a Teddiursa and an Aron. What's he training them to do, you ask?]

[Well. They appear to be attacking a tree trunk. A tree trunk with a crude stick figure and a spiky logo carved into it. The two pokemon are taking turns practicing their attacks on the tree, while Ironhide paces behind them, barking orders, in true military fashion. His Onix is visible behind the tree, watching curiously as they work. She looks a little scuffed up -- clearly, she hasn't escaped the training regimen either.]

[Eventually, he nods, and steps back.]

Good. Enough.

[That said, Ironhide limps over to his Onix to look her over. While his back is turned, Jaws the Teddiursa looks at Egg the Aron, before growling, and pouncing on it. Egg yips, butting at Jaws, and before you know it, there's a scuffle going on as Jaws bites at Egg, and Egg retaliates in scratches and tackles. It looks as if Egg has the upper hand, with his tough armor and heavier body but... suddenly... there's a bright flash.]

[And instead of a little Teddiursa, Egg is now confronted by a very large, very angry Ursaring. The bear pokemon roars in triumph and takes a menacing step toward Egg. The little Aron squeaks, but holds his ground. And... appears to be tensing up. As if he's concentrating very hard.]

[There's a second flash. By now, Ironhide has turned around, staring in confusion at his pokemon.]

What--

[It would appear that, not to be outdone by his companion, Egg decided to evolve in a fit of pique. Scowling, Ironhide does the only thing he can do, at this point. He recalls the pokemon into their separate pokeballs, and puts a hand to his face.]

... Children. I am dealing with children. Large... animal children.

Comments

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[getthehorns]

[ Cliff is watching from the sidelines. Rascal the Electrike is draped over one shoulder, in usual fashion, while Specter the Gastly hovers closely over the other shoulder. ]

Damn, Ironhide. That's one way to get 'em to evolve.

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[show_my_cannons]

[He just grunts, rubbing at his temples.]

That was not my intention...

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[getthehorns]

Hey, if it works, it works.

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[show_my_cannons]

Hmn... Guess you have a point. Surprised me, though. Should have a warning for these things.

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[foolishwren]

... Y'know, I can't actually argue with that assessment.

It's pretty much the truth.

_{[... It still sounds hilarious coming from a grizzly old dude who used to be a giant robot, though.]}

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[show_my_cannons]

Are yours little more than irritating children too?

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[foolishwren]

They're irritating children that can breathe fire, mimic Supersoakers, and knock things out with pulses of psychic energy. ... And most of them have fur.

_{[... Not that she'd ever refer to them as her children, though. That was just a LITTLE too close to being 'Mom' than Heather felt comfortable with. Nah, she'd settle for them remaining firmly in the 'pet' category. ... They still acted like kids, though.]}

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[show_my_cannons]

Mimic... what now?

[Calling them 'his' children is way too weird of a concept for an alien robot to fully grasp and adopt. He knows of children, and the general mindset of a young person -- it's easier to think of them like trainees.]

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[biteisbigger.livejournal.com]

C-congratulations...!

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[show_my_cannons]

... Congratulations? I did nothing.

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[biteisbigger.livejournal.com]

A lot of them... won't evolve without training.

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[show_my_cannons]

Hmn.

What about her? [He jerks a thumb at Napalm, who lowers her head to peer at Kisa.] Trained her most often.

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[rodeopony.livejournal.com]

Things are lookin' mighty exciting on your end!

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[show_my_cannons]

[His face is still in his hands.]

Erugh. One... way to put it, I guess.

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[rodeopony.livejournal.com]

Oh come on, it ain't that bad! At least they didn't hurt each other.

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[show_my_cannons]

This time.

And now they are larger.

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[tripleshuttle.livejournal.com]

... [Astrotrain gapes for a moment. There are Autobots here. Oh, this ought to be good.]

[He grins menacingly, and enable the audio option.]

Would you look at that. If you think your little Pokemon could take any of us, you're deluded.

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[show_my_cannons]

[A pause.]

... What was that?

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[tripleshuttle.livejournal.com]

Not only an Autobot, but a stupid one, too. How did I ever miss you?

[Astrotrain laughs quietly.]

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[show_my_cannons]

Your designation.

Now.

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[attrites.livejournal.com]

Whooa, congrats!

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[show_my_cannons]

[Ironhide is just... sitting on his Onix's tail, rubbing at his temples.]

Why? I did nothing.

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[attrites.livejournal.com]

Well, both of them evolved, right...? That means you must be doing well with them, right?

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[useddeathbound.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Not just you either. [[Some very excited barking in the background here.]]

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[show_my_cannons]

Oh. Good. Everyone is surrounded by children.